WebIf you forgot your user name, you can use whoami command to remember you. So, try with: sudo chsh $ (whoami) If indeed, doesn’t exist a line starting with your user name in /etc/passwd file (which seems inexplicable), you can add a new one like this: username :x:1000:1000: your real name ,,,:/home/ username :/bin/bash WebSep 18, 2024 · Change User Shell Using chsh. The two methods above all modify the shell specified in /etc/passwd file which you can edit manually as in the third method below. 3. Change User Shell in /etc/passwd File. …
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Webdid you set the shell to /bin/bash or it is currently /bin/sh ? Check /etc/passwd either via less /etc/passwd or: grep yourusername /etc/passwd Or to change the User's shell do (via root ): chsh --shell /bin/bash username and relogin with that user. Share Follow edited May 12, 2024 at 7:38 answered May 12, 2024 at 7:32 Ron 5,450 1 18 29 WebNov 15, 2015 · This will have the valid entry equivalent for your user in /etc/passwd, take this, paste it in to /etc/passwd and update the shell at the end for the valid path of the shell you want to use. This way it doesn't change it for all users, and you can make sure that shell is on the machine you're configuring this on before making the change. Share binary of 51
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WebNov 4, 2024 · You need aadusermod instead of usermod or chsh, and as of now (2024-03-29), aadusermod does not exist, so sudo vi /etc/aadpasswd it is for now. ( aaduseradd can change a user's shell, but it also clobbers all their other attributes back to the default values, so may not be the best thing to do here.) – Andrew Janke Mar 29 at 10:54 Add a comment WebFeb 21, 2014 · Is your system using distributed authentication (e.g. kerberos / winbind)? In that case your user details would not appear in the local /etc/passwd file (but should be … WebThis option forces the removal of the user account, even if the user is still logged in. It also forces userdel to remove the user's home directory and mail spool, even if another user uses the same home directory or if the mail spool is not owned by the specified user. If USERGROUPS_ENAB is defined to yes in /etc/login.defs and if a group exists with the … binary of 50